While a majority of UI seniors line up jobs or graduate study, some pursue opportunities with community service organizations like City Year or the Peace Corps. While they may not offer large paychecks for recent college graduates, they can pay out huge dividends in personal and professional development.

A new study led by the University of Iowa reports a drug may help lower a particular type of cholesterol. The researchers say the drug, evolocumab, boosts statins, which help lower cholesterol. Results appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The third of three candidates for the position of University of Iowa Alumni Association President/CEO will visit campus Wednesday, May 14. A public forum will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Levitt Center for University Advancement.

May 2014 University of Iowa graduates share their next steps after commencement, including jobs, internships, and academic pursuits.

Kaitlyn Dornbier, a University of Iowa senior engineering student and a team of fellow students created Walk Thru, a virtual realtor app that lets you tour an apartment or house that’s on the market, instead of just looking at still images.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the University of Iowa and Iowa City VA Health Care System to help student veterans succeed in the classroom through a program called ICOVE, the first ever initiative in the country to help the transition from deployment to college.

UI professor Rachel Marie-Crane Williams will talk about bringing students to the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women to facilitate classes on healthy relationships May 27 in Des Moines.

The University of Iowa partners with Postville and Waukon to provide dental care for elementary and middle-school students. The initiative, called Project SEALED, had served up to 700 children in the underserved communities in northeast Iowa.

The University of Iowa College of Law is now partnering with eight undergraduate institutions throughout Iowa for a program that allows students to earn their bachelor’s and law degrees in six years.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today a new initiative to help student veterans succeed thanks to a partnership with the Iowa City VA Health Care System and the University of Iowa.

While Wendy Rasmussen has been teaching her students about how their lives will change after they complete their military service, she is preparing herself to go on active duty. Rasmussen, a counseling psychology doctoral student, teaches the class, “Life After Service,” a course focusing on biological, psychological, and social reactions after a stressful life event such as serving in the...

Big things are in store for University of Iowa Class of 2014 graduates, many of whom have already found jobs in Iowa and across the country or have decided to continue with their education.